Adam Lucas and Hans Richter are fleeing for their lives from a government conspiracy to cover up a top secret military project gone awry. Now its up to Sigmund Richter to learn the truth about his father's work. Saved by an operative of The Agency when his own life is threatened, Sigmund learns that his memories have been altered. Somewhere in his mind is the key to unlocking the Arbiter Project.

When Adam Lucas receives a mysterious note with details from his past that only he and his late wife knew, he is pointed to a location across the country. Meanwhile, Hans Richter and Susan Meadows are fleeing for their lives from the military when an unexpected stranger claiming to be from the future comes to their aid and directs them to Devil's Lake, where they are supposed to meet Adam Lucas.